VISIT FREMANTLE AND SEE OUR BUST WITH LEGS
The VISIT FREMANTLE social media tourism marketing of the City of Fremantle has not had a good weekend. Yesterday, only a couple of hours after reports of a fatal shark attack off Port Beach, Visit Fremantle posted on Twitter a drone shot of Leighton Beach, which is next to Port Beach, stating what a wonderful view the beach was.
Today on Facebook Visit Fremantle claimed that the statue of CY O’Connor in front of the Fremantle Ports building is a bust, when it fact it is a full figure life-size statue. Facts matter, even in tourism marketing.
Here the Facebook post which includes a photo of the Porcelli sculpture at Walyalup Koort:
l4120no5cf69he0td · Have you ever noticed this statue and wondered about its significance? Located in Walyalup Koort (formerly Kings Square), the statue is of Italian sculptor Pietro Giacomo Porcelli.Porcelli is responsible for many of the impressive sculptures located around Perth, including the C.Y. O’Connor bust at Fremantle Harbour. This artwork, by local sculptor Greg James Sculpture Studio Gallery, was commissioned by the Italian community in honour of his memory and his creative artistry.
Roel Loopers
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Yes Agree Roel – they seem very out of touch. They only support certain aspects of Fremantle and not others. That’s what happens when you outsource Freo Tourism to a private organisation. If I was Fremantle Council I would be very cautious about putting all my faith in one organisation to Promote Freo. So far the job has been very poorly executed.
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Good on ya, Roel! Keep ’em honest! 🙂
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